From symbolic exile to physical exile : Turkey's Imam Hatip Schools, the emergence of a conservative counter-elite, and its knowledge migration to Europe / Ismail Çağlar.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Çağlar, İsmail, author.

Series:

• Forum publications.
• Forum publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Islamic religious education--Turkey.
• Education--Turkey.
• Education and globalization--Turkey.
• Education and globalization--Europe.
• Islam--Social aspects--Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Turkey's Imam Hatip schools, which offer a combination of Islamic and secular subjects, operate in a country ostensibly committed to secular education. This thoughtful study examines the routes of these schools' graduates to various European universities. Against the backdrop of the largely secular Turkish academic establishment, the Imam Hatip students frequently choose Europe for their university education because they are excluded and banned from native universities. This important volume contributes to the discussion of the role these schools play in the social mobility of religious conservatives in Turkey, as well as offering new research in the study of Turkish transnational religious movements.

Contents:

• Introduction
• The historical background. The republican reforms: Continuity or change? ; The Muslim conception of time and resistance to secularization ; Developments in Turkish religious education ; The 1990s: A high-point for iHLS an the conservatives.
• iHL graduates in Vienna. The reasons for choosing Vienna ; Organization, activities and leadership ; The general characteristics of European iHL graduates ; Subjects studied and career plans ; Relations with other iHL graduates ; The consequences of the Vienna experience.
• iHL graduates in Sarajevo. The reasons for choosing Sarajevo ; Organization, activities and leadership ; The general characteristics of iHL graduates in Sarajevo Subjects studies and career plans ; Relations with other iHL graduates ; The consequences of the Sarajevo experience.
• iHL graduates in other countries.
• Conclusion.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).

ISBN:

• 1-003-69619-8
• 1-04-078670-7
• 90-485-1828-8

OCLC:

859581472